Business Operations

Our mission is to build the next generation of AI: ubiquitous, interactive intelligence that runs wherever you are. Today, not even the best models can continuously process and reason over a year-long stream of audio, video and text—1B text tokens, 10B audio tokens and 1T video tokens—let alone do this on-device.

We're pioneering the model architectures that will make this possible. Our founding team met as PhDs at the Stanford AI Lab, where we invented State Space Models or SSMs, a new primitive for training efficient, large-scale foundation models. Our team combines deep expertise in model innovation and systems engineering paired with a design-minded product engineering team to build and ship cutting edge models and experiences.

We're funded by leading investors at Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, along with Factory, Conviction, A Star, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Databricks and others. We're fortunate to have the support of many amazing advisors, and 90+ angels across many industries, including the world's foremost experts in AI.

About the Role
We're seeking an exceptional Business Operations hire to drive critical initiatives that support Cartesia's next phase of growth. This role combines analytical rigor with execution excellence to tackle our highest-priority challenges and opportunities.

Your Impact

• Lead cross-functional projects 0 to 1 that directly impact company trajectory - customer engagement, revenue operations, growth initiatives, new product lines and verticals

• Drive engagements with Cartesia's most strategic accounts and partners including Fortune 500 companies to define their voice AI roadmaps

• Be a thought partner to Engineering to design product features based on real customer needs

• Optimize our GTM playbook to improve top of funnel conversion, activation, and value delivery across all our core products

• Continuously raise the bar. Help us define our culture, scale key business processes, and codify what excellence looks like across the company.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of professional experience at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, private equity firm, or high-growth startup.

• Proven ability to operate independently and take ownership of ambiguous, cross-functional projects.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable tackling undefined challenges, structuring solutions, and driving decisions with data.

• Experience building scalable processes, dashboards, or financial models that enable data-informed decision-making.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to influence and align stakeholders across GTM, Product, Engineering, and leadership teams.

• Bias toward action and execution: you can move quickly between strategy and hands-on implementation.

• Genuine curiosity and excitement for emerging technologies, particularly voice AI.

Nice to Have

• Technical degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.)

• Experience in AI/ML or enterprise software companies

• Background in B2B SaaS operations or customer success

• Financial modeling and quantitative analysis experience

• Track record scaling operations at early-stage startups

• Experience working with technical teams

What We Offer

Lunch, dinner and snacks at the office

Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees

401(k)

Relocation and immigration support

Your own personal Yoshi

We're an in-person team based out of San Francisco. We love being in the office, hanging out together and learning from each other everyday.

We ship fast. All of our work is novel and cutting edge, and execution speed is paramount. We have a high bar, and we don't sacrifice quality and design along the way.

We support each other. We have an open and inclusive culture that's focused on giving everyone the resources they need to succeed.